Class Notes

'85

Jonathan Jacobs '85 (Altoona 1981-2) received the 2009 "President's Award for Excellence in Writing" from the American Institute of Parliamentarians, for the article "Timeliness and Suspension of the Rules by Implication," published in Parliamentary Journal. Only one award is made annually and submissions to Parliamentary Journal are generally from the United States and Canada. He also was elected this year as First Vice President of the Pennsylvania Association of Parliamentarians, a constituent branch of the National Association of Parliamentarians.

'91

Roland de Sola was born August 8, 2009, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to David and Tammy (Shoup) de Sola '91a, '95. He joins brother Phineas and sister Jamey.

'92

Noelle Boyd Bloom '92, recently accepted the position of assistant director II of Dining Services at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. She is married to fellow alumnus Jamie Bloom '92, who is a secondary mathematics teacher at the South Williamsport School District. They met freshman year at Penn State Altoona and were married in 1994 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Altoona. They are the proud parents of two children who someday plan to become part of the Penn State family.

Kellie Hinish '08 and Tyler Hileman are engaged to be married. An August 14 wedding is planned.

Stephanie Marie Mighells '08 married Jason Richard McGinnis July 10, 2010. They reside in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Stephanie is a kindergarten teacher for the Altoona Area School District and Jason is a health and physical education teacher for the Altoona Area School District.

'09

Robert and Amber Hewitt '09, of Fallentimber, Pennsylvania, welcomed a son, Keegan Matthew Hewitt, born January 28, 2010.

Lauren N. Hunter '09 and Thomas Cobaugh, a current Penn State Altoona student, welcomed son Alexander Marcus Cobaugh on June 30, 2010.